Criminal Justice Program

The Criminal Justice degree program is designed to meet the needs of students pursuing a career in one of several areas of the criminal justice system. The curriculum provides students with both the opportunity and assistance to acquire the knowledge necessary to understand the roles of policing, courts, corrections, juvenile justice and laws as they contribute to social order. It further provides a theoretical foundation of the discipline, and offers a thorough understanding of contemporary scientific methods as applied to criminal justice.

The goal at Sul Ross State University Rio Grande College is to provide students with a structured, nurturing environment counducive to learning. The program leads to a Bachelor of Science degree in Criminal Justice which will qualify graduates for employment in many public service professions. Positions of employment currently exist for educated men and women as Criminal Justice practitioners at the federal, state, and local levels of government and with many private sector agencies.

Students are advised that Criminal Justice courses transferred from a two year institution to SRSU Rio Grande College cannot be credited as a part of the upper-level hours required toward the 27 upper-level credit hours for a Criminal Justice degree.

CRIM 3311 is required for all Criminal Justice majors, under Cognate 1. If CRIM 3311 is taken as the multicultural general education requirement, this cass may not be re-taken but instead, a different course must be used to fulfill the 12 s.c.h. requirement uncer Cognate 1.

Only courses from SWTJC with the prefix of CRIJ will be transferrable; 12 semester credit hours maximum.

Cumulative GPA of 2.0 or better; cumulative GPA in major and minor, 2.0 or beter

Minor

Students must complete a minor of at least eighteen semester credit hours, including a minimum of nine semester credit hours of advanced coursework in residence at SRSU-RGC. A maximum of nine semester credit hours of transfer courses can be used.